SCREENING IN THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM
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“...More than anything, this is a heartfelt portrait of an extraordinary individual, created through what is clearly a real, human connection...”
100 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Tomer Heymann. In English and Spanish with English subtitles. Screens with Tuesco, directed by Daniel Poler, 18 minutes
This emotional and, at times, funny film follows Oren, a bright neurodivergent Israeli teen on a journey of self-discovery. Desperate for love but recoiling from human touch, Oren rejects the affection of his adoptive parents. When a family trip to Central America brings him face to face with the woman who brought him into the world, he finds answers to unasked questions and insight into an identity never fully acknowledged or understood. Named Best Foreign Film at the DOCUTAH International Film Festival.
Tuesco: Jonathan, a young man with severe physical disability, thrives in a family of women who use frank talk and humor to help normalize his dependence on them for all of life's needs.